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A randomized control trial of nursing-based case management for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Author: Egan, E. Country/countries: Australia Number of patients participating in the study: 66 This study was focused on patients living with COPD
Intervention analysed in the study: Usual Care Plus Intervention components: UCP
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Setting of implementation: N/A Professionals delivering the intervention: N/A Targeted self-management behaviours: N/A
Intervention analysed in the study: Action-based behavioural techniques and social support Intervention components: E+AB+SS
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Setting of implementation: Home-care, Hospital care (hospitalized) Professionals delivering the intervention: Educator, Nurses Targeted self-management behaviours: Communication with healthcare and/or social care providers, Condition-specific behaviours, Medication use and adherence

Outcomes measured in the study

Outcome Measure Tool
Coping with the disease, including depression and anxiety Depression Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) -depression subscale
Coping with the disease, including depression and anxiety Anxiety Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)-Anxiety subscale
Number of emergency room visits and admissions All-cause hospital readmissions N/A
Qualiy of life Quality of life (specific-disease instruments) N/A

Patient characteristics

Age: 67.5 years Gender: 34 females/32 males Time since diagnosis of COPD: N/A Severity of the disease: N/A Multi-morbidity: N/A
  • Number of co-morbidities: N/A

Level of health literacy: N/A
  • Tool: N/A

Socio-economic characteristics: N/A

Risk of Bias of this study

Outcome Random sequence generation Allocation concealment Blinding performance Blinding detection objective outcomes assessment Attrition incomplete outcome Incorrect statistical methods Recruitment bias Selective outcome reporting
Coping with the disease, including depression and anxiety - Anxiety
Coping with the disease, including depression and anxiety - Depression
Number of emergency room visits and admissions - All-cause hospital readmissions
Qualiy of life - Quality of life (specific-disease instruments)